Tag: college student

Part One

Write or Wrong

“Sophie’s fine,” Zsófias Tierney told the receptionist when she heard the woman struggling to pronounce her first name.

The receptionist adjusted horn rimmed glasses and reached under the desk. She pressed a small button.

A momentary flicker in the mirrored panel behind the front desk caught Sophie’s eye. The receptionist tilted her computer screen when she noticed Sophie leaning in to take a look.

Sophie stepped back, folding her hands and shifting her weight.

Behind the glass, three people sat at a table. A tall, thin man clad in a white lab coat. A bearded man of medium height and build wearing a corduroy sport coat with patches sewn onto the elbows. A stocky woman in a silk business outfit completed the trio.

The bearded man was the first to speak: “How did this appli—”

“Tierney, Sophie Tierney.” The man in the white lab coat filled in the blanks.

Dr. Glass opened a tablet. He accessed the network and pulled up Sophie’s profile. “Sophie Tierney scored well. She has a background in literature, maintains a high average in school, and currently works part time as a research assistant.”

“We should probably get her in immediately,” Stamway said. He turned to the woman. “What do you think, Cathy?”